Brooklyn Bridge by Matt Pasant, via Flickr.............Some folks like to get away Take a holiday from the neighbourhood Hop a flight to Miami Beach Or to Hollywood But I'm taking a Greyhound On the Hudson River Line I'm in a New York state of mind ~ Billy Joel

Manhattan Midtown - the obvious NYC grid pattern laid out a century or 2 ago (or more) is evident - streets run east/west, avenues run north/south. This shot is taken from the Hudson River on the west side to the east river.